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Primary night splits both parties, AI models go rogue in security tests, and Wellington skis its steepest street after a 15-year snow drought.
Politics & World
Rep. Wesley Bell beat Cori Bush in Missouri’s Democratic primary rematch Tuesday, while Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens remained too close to call early Wednesday.
Business
SpaceX stock dropped as much as 10% Tuesday after its first earnings report as a public company, as…
Sources: CNBC Top News, TechCrunch, Engadget
Science & Tech
The U.K. AI Security Institute and independent testers said frontier models from OpenAI and…
Sources: Al Jazeera, CNBC Top News, The Register
The number of sunken WWII German warships emerging from the Danube as the drought-stricken river hits record-low water levels. The vessels have been hidden underwater for more than 80 years, and the receding river is also exposing unexploded bombs and even woolly mammoth bones.
Source: Interesting Engineering
How Austin’s pandemic-era real estate boom curdled into a long, painful hangover of falling home prices and homebuyer regret.
Business Insider · James Rodriguez
Why sudden ‘grief attacks’ ambush mourners without warning — and what scientists are beginning to understand about them.
New Scientist · Vanessa NirodeSubscription
How researchers hunting Nazi-looted artworks are getting creative, deploying an AI chatbot and a campaign of ‘wanted’ posters.
Smithsonian
Lego’s detailed Hubble Space Telescope desktop model heads to shelves, putting the orbiting observatory at minifigure scale.
Disney+ will begin featuring short-form videos from TikTok creators under the newly announced global content-sharing alliance, which also lets creators use Disney movie and show clips.
Larry Berg succeeds Don Garber as MLS commissioner on Jan. 1, with changes to roster rules and the league’s competition format on the table.
Today’s clickbait, so you don’t have toA Herd of Capybaras Just Strolled Into a State Legislature Like They Owned the Place
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